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  • Watch a day in the life of an independent nurse anesthetist

    Watch a day in the life of an independent nurse anesthetist

    Contributor Jason Bolt, CRNA, sits down with Joe Rodriguez, CRNA, former president of the Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthetists and a managing... [more]

    Tags: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA career Technology & Safety

  • Anesthesia Machine Failure: A Case Study

    Anesthesia Machine Failure: A Case Study

    This article examines successful management of an anesthesia machine failure with the Draeger (or Dräger) Apollo (Draeger Inc) anesthesia... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Anesthesia machine Draeger Apollo machine failure mechanical ventilation Technology & Safety

  • Cut to Air

    Cut to Air

    A “cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” scenario is a rare, high-risk anesthesia event. Cricothyrotomy is the final step, but anesthesia training and... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Airway management Anesthesia Equipment cannot ventilate/cannot intubate cricothyrotomy Difficult airway emergency surgical airway Technology & Safety

  • Airway Management for Deep Sedation: Current Practice, Limitations, and Needs as Identified by Clinical Observation and Survey Results

    Airway Management for Deep Sedation: Current Practice, Limitations, and Needs as Identified by Clinical Observation and Survey Results

    Using deep sedation, adjunct airway devices such as oral or nasal airways are frequently required to maintain airway patency. Traditional oral... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Airway complications Airway management Anesthesia Equipment deep monitored anesthesia care (MAC) deep sedation oral and nasal airways postoperative sore throat Technology & Safety

  • Anesthetic Considerations for Automated High-Frequency Jet Ventilation During Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy

    Anesthetic Considerations for Automated High-Frequency Jet Ventilation During Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy

    Newly advanced diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures, such as electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy using navigation system technology... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Airway management Anesthesia Equipment Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy high-frequency jet ventilation superDimension Technology & Safety total intravenous anesthesia

  • Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Extensive Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Extensive Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Postoperative vision loss (POVL) after spine surgery is a rare but devastating complication. Because of its rarity (incidence < 0.2%), POVL might... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology Blindness after spine surgery posterior ischemic optic neuropathy postoperative vision loss Technology & Safety

  • Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) as an Option for Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock: Current Best Practices and Anesthetic Implications

    Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) as an Option for Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock: Current Best Practices and Anesthetic Implications

    Noncompressible torso hemorrhage is reported to be a leading cause of potentially preventable mortality in both civilian trauma victims and military... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology Blood Management Endovascular hemorrhage hemorrhage control REBOA Technology & Safety trauma

  • Perioperative Considerations in Patients With Concussion

    Perioperative Considerations in Patients With Concussion

    Concussions affect the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system and glucose metabolism, impair cerebral autoregulation to Paco2, and... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology Concussion mild traumatic brain injury Monitoring Systems and Devices neurometabolic cascade pain management secondary neurologic injury Technology & Safety

  • Cardiovascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Cardiac Closed Claims Thematic Analysis

    Cardiovascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Cardiac Closed Claims Thematic Analysis

    More than 200 million adults have noncardiac surgery worldwide every year. Anesthesia closed claims databases allow anesthesia providers to... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology Cardiac arrest cardiovascular collapse Closed claims malpractice pain management Technology & Safety

  • To Block or Not to Block: Role of Ultrasonography in Guiding an Anesthetic Plan for a Patient With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

    To Block or Not to Block: Role of Ultrasonography in Guiding an Anesthetic Plan for a Patient With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

    A 31-year-old man scheduled for a fifth metatarsal head resection secondary to osteomyelitis presented to the preoperative holding area for placement... [more]

    Tags: AANA Journal Anesthesia Equipment Charcot-Marie-Tooth double-crush phenomenon pain management peripheral neuropathy regional anesthesia Technology & Safety ultrasound

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